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Delhi set to roll out Ayushman Bharat, but big pvt hospitals aren’t keen. What’s holding them back

The scheme offers free health coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family annually for economically weaker groups. So far, 66 hospitals in Delhi have joined the programme.

Indian pharmas improved USFDA compliance, but cases of contamination grew 2014-2024—McKinsey report

The report, released at Global Pharmaceutical Quality Summit in Mumbai, draws comparison of incidences of ‘official action indicated' after USFDA inspections a decade apart.

CAG’s grim diagnosis of Delhi Mohalla Clinics: ‘30-second consultations’, drugs out of stock for months

CAG has also flagged previous AAP govt's abject failure to meet the target of establishing 1,000 Mohalla Clinics by 2017, it is learnt. Report to be tabled in Delhi assembly Friday.

After seperating teen from limbs of parasitic twin, AIIMS doctors flag lack of prenatal screenings

In extremely rare cases, one twin fails to fully develop, leaving only a part of it behind. This remnant, known as parasitic twin, remains attached to & dependent on surviving twin.

Tariff cloud looming, US study links Indian generic drugs with 54% higher severe adverse events

Researchers associated with The Ohio State University found that number of severe adverse events linked to generic drugs made in India was 54% higher than for those made in the US.

Study finds designing self-destructing bacteria make effective tuberculosis vaccines

New York City , February 25 (ANI): Working towards more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccinations, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of...

Hyderabad will be India’s life sciences capital, says CM Reddy as BioAsia 2025 kicks off

Telangana CM says his government will create 'pharma villages', potentially creating over 5 lakh jobs, and is also considering a dedicated life sciences policy.

Study finds possible way to heal damaged lungs after premature birth

Washington DC , February 25 (ANI): Researchers have created 3D video images of mouse lung tissue grown in the laboratory using a four-dimensional microscopy...

Daily Cannabis use linked to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: Study

Washington DC , February 24 (ANI): A new study analyzed the disease burden and risk factors for severity among people who suffer from cannabinoid...

Wuhan virologists identify new coronavirus in bats. It has a disturbing similarity to COVID-19

Findings reported by a team of virologists at the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Wuhan Institute of Virology. Study published in the journal Cell.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

‘Standing like a wall’: PM Modi vows to protect interests of farmers in Independence Day speech 

New Delhi: Amid the American tariff hike, PM Narendra Modi in his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech reiterated that India will not compromise on...

‘An expression of outrage’: Operation Sindoor front and centre in Modi’s Independence Day address

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was centre stage in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 79th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on Friday, highlighting India’s...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.